Vanderbilt Country Estates - Flower Gardens for Spring, Summer and Fall

Vanderbilt
Country Estates

Flower Gardens for
Spring, Summer & Fall

#30 IS SOLD! BUT NEW PHASE II LOTS NOW AVAILABLE! Vanderbilt Country Estates Featured View Lot - HO #30

The hillside view overlooks the Kittitas Valley and you will revel in the view of the Wenatchee Mountains, Cascade Range and the crowning snow peak of Mt. Stuart in the distance. You can spread your arms and turn around and see every corner of your domain, tucked within the embrace of this beautiful place where the protections have been designed to preserve its uniqueness and charm.

Vanderbilt Country Estates rural-agricultural development includes protective covenants, common areas, pedestrian and equestrian (non-motorized) trail
access and easements to maintain the beauty and integrity of this area. (Click for details including price, acreage, amenities and more about HO#30, our featured residential view lot.)

The earliest bulbs spring forth in Spring, followed by summer annuals that make beautiful bouquets. Fall is resplendent with delicate asters, cosmos, nasturtiums and provincial sunflowers that rival any that served as models for Van Gogh.

"It is by no means necessary that the vegetable-garden contain only kitchen-garden products. Flowers may be dropped in here and there wherever a vacant corner occurs or a plant dies. Such informal and mixed gardens usually have a personal character that adds greatly to their interest, and, therefore, to their value. One is generally impressed with this informal character of the home-garden in many European countries, a type of planting that arises from the necessity of making the most of every inch of land. It was the writer's pleasure to look over the fence of a Bavarian peasant's garden and to see, on a space about 40 feet by 100 feet in area, a delightful medley of onions, pole beans, peonies, celery, balsams, gooseberries, coleus, cabbages, sunflowers, beets, poppies, cucumbers, morning-glories, kohl-rabi, verbenas, bush beans, pinks, stocks, currants, wormwood, parsley, carrots, kale, perennial phlox, nasturtiums, feverfew, lettuce, lilies!" - L.H. Bailey, Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)

The following article is reprinted with permission from the May - June 2005 FruitFromWashington.com Newsletter (Current issue available at: FruitFromWashington.com What's New).

Roses love water and during times of drought a rose garden may be a very poor choice for landscaping your yard. You might want to rethink your plan to include low water, drought tolerant plants. Xeriscape is the term you'll need to become familiar with when irrigation water is in short supply. North Dakota State University Extension Service provides a guide ttitled, "Xeriscape Plant Selections and Ideas" H-957 (Revised), December 1994 by Ronald C. Smith, Horticulturist, and Rose Larson, Landscape Architect. It identifies low water demand plants which do well in the mid-west states. However, the recommended list may not include plants suited to your particular area. It's a good idea to check with your local extension office or master gardener for the best choices for your locale.

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